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State House Preps Bill To Undermine Privacy In Internet Activity, Says ACLU Of Pa

Bill 'Undermines Basic Principles of the American System of Government'

April 4, 2013

Governor Signs Bill to Mandate E-Verify National ID System for Public Contractors, Says ACLU of PA

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett today signed legislation to mandate all public contractors to use the federal E-Verify national identification system.

July 6, 2012

ACLU of Pennsylvania Disappointed After PA House Passes Spying Bill

HARRISBURG (June 13)- The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today passed legislation to expand the surveillance capabilities of both the government and civilians, a move that drew a sharp rebuke from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

July 5, 2012

State House Committee Passes Bill to Increase Spying Power of Government and Civilians, Says ACLU of PA

HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee today passed legislation to revise the commonwealth's Wiretap Act, the law that governs how the government conducts surveillance on its citizens and when Pennsylvanians have the right to record each other.

June 5, 2012

Governor Corbett Protects Privacy Rights by Signing Bill to Block Real ID, Says ACLU of PA

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett today signed legislation to prohibit the implementation of the federal Real ID Act in the commonwealth, joining 15 other states that have blocked the federal law by state statute.

May 9, 2012

PA House Sends Real ID Opt Out Bill To Governor, Says ACLU of PA

HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today passed legislation to block the implementation of the federal Real ID Act, sending the bill to Governor Corbett for his approval.

April 3, 2012